Midterm Project

NAPP Tutorial 2

Horror Film Effect

For this project we were told to use NAPP tutorials to make things. I approached this project by following the guidelines pretty strictly. I did change some things at the end. I thought it looked a little dull so I added some color correction. I also added the movie title. I love how this turned out.

NAPP Tutorial 1

Explosive Tutorial

For this project we were told to make projects using the NAPP website tutorials. The first one I did was this one. It is an explosive effect. I approached this by adding my logo and just following the tutorial. I think it turned out pretty well. I really like the blurred particles, it gives it depth.

Card Design For Troops

For this project we had to make a card for troops. I approached this by making the squares with the letters then adding them to the background. And adding some cool effects. I didn't have much time to finish it up because I only had one class period. But I am pretty happy for how this turned out. It would have been a lot better if I could have made the boxes 3D using Cinema 4D. I also didn't have much time to make the snow covering the boxes look realistic.

Audi R8 Ad

For this project we had to make our own ad for a product we liked. I love cars so I choose to do an Audi R8. I approached the project by getting a .png of an Audi then adding effects and other stuff. I am pretty happy for how this turned out. I really like the line effect I did to show the title of the graphic and my logo. I think it looks a lot more professional. 

Kaleidoscope Project

For this project I was told to make a kaleidoscope photo using Photoshop. We were given a tutorial on YouTube and following the tutorial made this project very easy. I approached this project by going out and taking the fist photo then doing the kaleidoscope on that. Then a got a picture of a Greek building and used that. I am very happy with how these turned out. I couldn't get either of the triangle to perfectly to 45 degrees. The grass and wall one is easy to cover up the lines but the Greek one was a lot harder. 

Photo-editing Site Reviews

PhotoFunia

PhotoFunia is not a very good site compared to the program Photoshop. You don't need any creativity to use this site. All you have to do is pick a cool effect from the lists of them and pick your photo. It's very easy to use. I think their target audience is your kids probably between the age of 10 and 13 who want to use this website to make "cool" photos to put on FaceBook.

Photo 505

Photo 505 is almost the exact same thing as Photofunia. They both give you certain effects that makes your photo look cool. There is no creativity needed. I think their target audience is the same as Photofunia, probably Tweens. 

PicMonkey

PicMonkey is a lot better than most of the other photo-editing websites. There is still not a lot of creativity needed to use it unlike Photoshop. The website lets you use certain tools like the tools in Photoshop like the burn tool, etc. It also gives you a choice to use a preset setting that lets you do some really cool things to the picture like "zombie-fying"it. I think the target audience is mainly teens. This is a pretty cool website.

Citrify

Citrify is another program that gives you a lot of freedom to do what you please. You can change the brightness, take off blemishes, and lots of other stuff. It also gives you effects like the "Obama Effect." And you can also add stickers of lips, hair, and other stuff. This is a lot easier to use than Photoshop but it doesn't give you nearly as much freedom. I think their main target audience is Teens.